For Those who Love Canada and Warbirds

[Mike_Oettle]

Lodrorigdzin, you mention Heerde. There is a South African family surnamed Van Heerden, descended from a Dutch immigrant in the 17th century who was born at Heerde. However, his parents were from elsewhere, and moved on from Heerde before he was a grown man. I am a descendant of that first Van Heerden.
My father-in-law was in the Fleet Air Arm (an aircraft fitter) and an uncle of mine was a major in the South African Air Force (a pilot). For two years I worked under a Scot who had been a navigator on bomber flights from England to Germany. He was the first navigator made an aircraft commander.
I never tire of hearing about the aircraft of that era.
Regards,
Mike